Saturday, March 10, 2012

Frock coat General Cleburne was wearing when killed attacking Union breastworks at the Battle of Franklin


"Well, Govan, if we must die, let us die like men."
Gen. Patrick R. Cleburne


Frock coat Major General Patrick Ronayne Cleburne, CSA

This is the coat that the Stonewall of the West, was wearing when he was killed while attacking the Union breastworks at the Battle of Franklin , Nov. 30, 1864.

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3 comments:

  1. Tim KentJune 18, 2012 at 8:22 AM

    Actually this was his dress frock coat and not the one he was wearing at the time of his death.

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  2. Tim KentJune 18, 2012 at 8:22 AM

    Actually this was his dress frock coat and not the one he was wearing at the time of his death.

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  3. Brock TownsendJune 18, 2012 at 12:05 PM

    All I know is what the article states.

    "Cleburne, sometimes called the Stonewall of the West, was wearing the high-collared coat when he was killed while attacking the Union breastworks."

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